Vi. THE BIRDS OF KENT 



works too numerous to quote here, but reference to 

 which will be found in the text. 



The nomenclature and classification of the List of 

 British Birds, compiled by the Committee of the British 

 Ornithologists' Union (1883) has been maintained in the 

 present book. 



The Linnaean specific names having priority, irre- 

 spective of their having been used for generic terms, 

 are retained, by the special desire of many eminent 

 naturalists. 



In the British Ornithologists' Union list (1883), 452 

 species are enumerated ; 76 of these are placed in brackets 

 as Non-British birds, leaving 376 which are considered 

 truly British ; 128 residents ; 52 summer visitors ; 166 

 occasional visitors ; 31 winter visitors. 



Mr. J. E. Harting, in his last Hand-Bool', 1901, puts 

 the numbers down as follows : — 



130 residents ; 100 periodical emigrants ; 32 annual 

 visitors ; 167 being rare accidental visitors. 



In Kent, up to the present time, 320 species are recog- 

 nised and divided into the following order : — 



(1) Eesidents which are to be found at all times, and 



breed in the county ... ... ... ... 66 



(2) Regular summer visitors W'hich breed in the 



county ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 



(3) Regular winter visitors ... ... ... ... 78 



(4) Occasional visitors, which have been found more 



than twice ... ... ... ... ... 35 



(5) Accidental visitors ... ... ... ... ... 91 



(6) Introduced a few^ years ago, Red-legged Part- 



ridge , ... 1 



(7) Extinct. Black Grouse 1 



